Is this a daft idea or isn't it? It depends like most things on perspective. To the unenlightened, the question might be about what exactly is Boston's role in any hub of world history. Others may argue that the history itself is shaming and should
There are many reasons to look back on the period between 1997 and 2010 with regret. Blair promised "Cool Britannia" but gave us the laughable claim to end "Boom and Bust", the death of David Kelly, the war in Iraq, the Bank or rather debt
Dramatic things happen over centuries not decades. Since Britain consolidated into a "Nation" it has been run by something called the "State". From time to time the "State" under performs whether that is a Plantagenet king or a whole system like the Feudal System. When
The Labour Party conference was typical of a reunion of old left wing windbags. Living the dream of "smashing the hated Tories" decades after the Tories stopped being a threat to anyone but themselves. Corbyn really believes he has set the country on fire with
There was a time when to use a Marxist phrase politics was a petit-bourgeois activity. The players were like bankers and lawyers mere flunkies of the capitalist. At that time the political system was set up to efficiently manage the capitalist economy and ensure the
The Autumn of discontent is a worthy enterprise for well intentioned students who having a youthful belief in the benign intentions of the State want to "take the fight to the politicians" in the hope that politicians are part of the solution. In reality of course
All societies need to possess two basic characteristics, the ability to create economic value as well as social coherence. In a nut shell the ability to feed and water themselves and the ability to live within their means and maintain social order. The creation of
If you are up to your neck in shark infested waters and you comment unfavourably on your chances of getting out alive you are a realist and not a pessimist. We have a well-grounded belief that if the Blue Revolution's views are popularised and gain
The western world has morphed from a capitalist hegemony into a so-called free market. The transition began after World War two and culminated we believe in the final collapse of capitalism in the 1980's. The legacy of the West's capitalist past remains its economic and
Theresa May seems to have lost her voice, at least the voice that the people used to listen to, whilst at the same time, Jeremy Corbyn seems to have found his, and impressive it has become too. The spectacle of the recent debate was unedifying